Nick Hagadone

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Nick Hagadone

Born:	January 1st, 1986
Birthplace:	Sumner, Washington
Height:	6' 5"
Weight:	230 lbs
Bats:	Left
Throws:	Left
Drafted:	2007: Round 1s, 55th Pick by the Boston Red Sox
College:	University of Washington
High School:	Sumner High School (WA)
ETA:	2011

Nick Hagadone (born January 1st, 1986 in Sumner, WA), was selected by the Boston Red Sox with their first pick in the 2007 draft, 55th overall. He is a left-handed pitcher from the University of Washington.

1 Scouting Report
2 Amateur Career
3 Minor League Career
4 Trivia
5 External Links

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Scouting Report

Big lefty whose fastball sits around 92-93 mph and generally tops out at 95 mph with good movement. Late in 2007, Hagadone reached back and was hitting 96-98 mph on the Lowell gun on several occasions. Aggressive, throws strikes and gets ahead in the count. Also mixes in a biting 82-83 mph plus slider, and a quickly improving 80-81 mph changeup. Very good control. Team leader and a hard worker. A closer in college, Hagadone could make it as a starter if his changeup keeps improving. Not a lot of miles on his arm. Needs to work on keeping his delivery consistent. At this stage, despite having fluid arm action, his delivery is a bit compact. The team is still undecided as to whether Hagadone will be a starter or a reliever long-term. ~ SoxProsects.com

With a chance to have a good three-pitch mix, some teams may want to move him back into a rotation once drafted, but worst-case, they'd have a pretty good lefty setup man on their hands. ~ MiLB.com

Hagadone's fastball tops out at 95, and he also throws a slider and changeup. He could be developed as a starter or closer based on the quality of his secondary pitches.

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Amateur Career

At Washington, Hagadone pitched alongside Tim Lincecum of the San Francisco Giants. He began his final season at Washington as a starter, but was moved into a multi-inning closer role before long.
Rated by Baseball America as the 60th best prospect for the 2007 Draft, and 58th by PGcrosschecker.com

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Minor League Career

2007: After signing with the Red Sox on June 22nd, Hagadone was assigned to Short-Season Lowell for the 2007 minor league season (much like college pitchers Kris Johnson and Justin Masterson in 2006). Hagadone got off to a shaky start as he was rocked for 6 runs (5 ER) in his first outing. However after that outing he went to pitch 23 straight scoreless innings to end the season. The streak was stretched over 9 starts, where Nick gave up only 8 hits, walked 7 and struck out 32. Hagadone was reportedly hitting 96-98 mph late in the season, and is projected to start the 2008 season in the rotation for the Greenville Drive.

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